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© © 2. Subjects demand release of their two members facing murder charges in California. 3. ‘Subjects demand release of other specific individuals in State custody in any of the fifty states. - . 5 mee 4, Subjects demand release of specific individuals presently in custody of the Federal Government. °. Subjects demand release of a category of | prisoners ina specific locality or throughout the United States such as "political prisoners" or prisoners who come from deprived backgrounds. 6. Subjects demand amnesty for all Viet Nam selective _service violators and military deserters. 7, Subjects offer return of victim for complete | amnesty for all those involved in kidnaping plot. COMMENTARY The SLA is not an army in the military sense. We are able to acknowledge no more than that they are a guerrilla organization and to - accord them any type of official recognition tends to remove the onus from their illegal activity. They are a bargaining bree only because they hold a hostage. Any agreements made are through duress because of the threat , to the life of the victim. An agreement made under such circumstances would neither be legally nor morally binding. Obviously, demands for amnésty or pardon for prisoners either. State or Federal custody are not within the power of the FBI to grant. The Governor of California has already indicated he would not consider releasing the two SLA prisoners and undoubtedly no other jurisdiction would succumb | to such demands. Should we reach the point where the FBI's recommendation is requested regarding demands for release of prisoners, our position must be against such release. To succumb in this instance would be precedent _ setting opening the door to terrorist tactics, kidnaping, and hostage situations whenever any radical group desired release of other prisoners. On the same basis we cannot recommend amnesty for military deserters and selective service violators in return for the release of the victim since this would open the door again to such tactics being used whenever a desperate minority seeks any goal they desire. ~16-